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Pomegranates, Winter’s Red Jewels
Feb 6, 2012
Pomegranates are one of those winter fruits that, like citrus, provides juicy, bright-colored and -flavored contrast to the hearty, comforting root vegetables we depend on this time of year. Not...
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Realistic Remodeling Dreams
Feb 6, 2012
Usually, home design exhibitions featuring row upon row of vendors hanging out their shingles in a giant expo or convention center are not the ultimate in avant garde or high design. They are,...
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A Tree Story
Feb 5, 2012
The story of trees in Portland has certainly improved since the town was nicknamed “Stumptown” in the 19th century. Now, Portlanders plant trees more often than cut them down. (In fact, if you...
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Kumquats, the Natural Sweet Tarts
Jan 31, 2012
The fruit bins at the grocery stores are filled with citrus this time of year, bringing to mind sunny days and warmer climes south of us. But citrus can be grown here in Portland, too, just not...
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Super Bowl of Chowders
Jan 30, 2012
Everyone knows that a proper celebration of Super Bowl Sunday can’t focus on football alone. An ample – maybe even outrageous – amount of food is imperative. Usually it’s a spread of American bar...
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Asian Fusion: Lapchi Feng Shui
Jan 29, 2012
As it is now, the new Atelier Lapchi – the showroom for the Southeast Portland-based rug company – is a lovely, airy space, strangely luxurious with its smooth concrete floors, warehouse-high...
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Upping the Appeal of Countertop Composting
Jan 29, 2012
We’re doing it: we’re adapting to tossing it all into the kitchen compost pail. “Include the food,” as the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability smartly puts it. Will do; we’re all for it. But...
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Quinoa, Queen of (Alt) Grains
Jan 24, 2012
Superfoods were a topic of this blog last week: the array of red/orange and green hued vegetables, unique good-for-you fats, and cultured and fermented foods. Did you notice that this concise...
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Smart Beds, Small Spaces
Jan 23, 2012
Small spaces and big beds. How can the two get along? Futons were the answer in the ’80s, and still have their place. But Murphy beds are a 100-year old solution that has come and gone – and is...
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Red Lanterns Light Up the New Year
Jan 22, 2012
Today marks the advent of the Chinese New Year. It’s now officially the year of the Dragon. But the celebration goes on at Portland’s Lan Su Chinese Garden through February 6. And we need as much...
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